I know it’s from a blog about “manliness,” but this post about discipline is something everybody should read.

Jamie Oliver Knitting Kits. Neat idea! (Link courtesy of Sally.)

We had a fairly low-key New Year’s Eve this year. Fiona and the Sock Victim invited us over for dinner at their place in Marrickville. We had barbecue pork, sauerkraut, baked potatoes, brie, grapes, champagne cocktails, trifle, and all sorts of lovely things. (Many of them supposed to bring luck for the new year!) Then we rocked out on Guitar Hero until the fireworks started at midnight. Good friends and good food are definitely the way to get the year off to a good start.

2010 Happiness Challenge
I’ve been following The Happiness Project for a while now, and last week I decided to sign up for the 2010 Happiness Challenge. Gretchen will be designating an overall theme for each month of 2010, and every week she’ll be giving a small resolution for you to work on. January’s theme is “Energy,” and the first weekly resolution is to get more sleep. Which is perfect timing, really, because the Snook and I have been falling into very bad sleep habits over the holiday season (staying up too late and then sleeping in). I’m really going to make more of an effort to head to bed at 10pm every night. (If you take nothing else from that site, I highly recommend you try making your bed. We’ve been doing that for some time now and it really does make a difference!)

A lot of my favourite knitters (Fiona, Bells, RandomKnits, RoseRed, DrK) have been posting “recaps” of their knitting for 2009. I had a look back over my output, and the result was a little surprising. I feel like I knitted constantly but I don’t actually have that much to show for it. I did some baby knitting, I did a couple pairs of socks, I did a couple accessories, and I did a couple adult garments. I guess that some of my knitting energy was expended in my duties for the Inner City Guild group. This is the reason I’m not signing up for any sock or lace clubs this year; I just don’t see my available knitting time increasing for 2010. I’ll have to content myself with fewer, larger projects!

1. bmp Socks, 2. Na Craga, 3. Rusted Root, 4. Brycie’s Outfit – Vest, 5. Brycie’s Outfit – Hat, 6. Brycie’s Outfit – Socks, 7. Ribbed Noro Socks, 8. Cranford Mitts, 9. Child’s French Sock in Citron Pattern and Diaper Knitting, 10. Baby Cardigan, 11. Tasman Summer Tunic, 12. Matt’s Random Striped Scarf, 13. Biohazard Socks, 14. Posie Socks

(For those who want to make their own mosaic, I used Mosaic Maker.)